Sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Bangkok, Thailand, 03 - 14 March 2013

In-session documents

(All documents are provided here in PDF format)

From Committee I
Title Files
1. Proposed amendments to Resolution Conf. 12.6 (Rev. CoP16) on Conservation and management of sharks (class Chondrichthyes) and draft decisions on Sharks and stingrays
2. Proposed changes to the draft decisions in the Annex to document CoP16 Doc. 57 (Rev. 1)
3. Draft resolution of the Conference of the Parties on Non-detriment findings
4. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
5. Draft resolution and decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Regional cooperation on the management of and trade in the queen conch (Strombus gigas)
6. Draft amendments to Annex 4 of Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP15) with regard to Criteria related to ranched populations
7. Draft resolution of the Conference of the Parties on Non-detriment findings
8. Draft revision of Resolution Conf. 12.11 (Rev. COP15) and draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Standard nomenclature
9. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Snake trade and conservation management
10. Draft amendment to Resolution 12.6 (Rev. CoP15) on Conservation and management of sharks (Class Chondrichthyes)
11. Draft revision of Decision 13.93 (Rev. CoP15) on Review of the Appendices for Felidae
12. Draft revision of Resolution Conf. 14.8 on Periodic Review of the Appendices
13. Draft resolution on Cooperation with the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation of the CBD (Decision 15.19)
14. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on proposal CoP16 Prop. 28 to transfer Chelodina mccordi from Appendix II to Appendix I
15. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Regional cooperation on the management of and trade in the queen conch (Strombus gigas)
16. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on an Action plan for Diospyros spp. and Dalbergia spp.
From Committee II
Title Files
1. Proposed amendments to Resolution Conf. 9.5 (Rev. CoP15) and Resolution Conf. 11.3 (Rev. CoP15) of the Conference of the Parties
2. Draft amendment to Resolution Conf. 12.3 (Rev. CoP15) of the Conference of the Parties on Permits and certificates
3. Proposed amendments to Resolution Conf. 13.6 of the Conference of the Parties on Implementation of Article VII, paragraph 2, concerning 'pre-convention’ specimens
4. Draft resolution of the Conference of the Parties on CITES Strategic Vision: 2008-2020
5. Draft resolution of the Conference of the Parties on Cooperation of CITES with other biodiversity-related conventions
6. Proposed amendments to Decisions 14.28 (Rev. CoP15), 14.29 (Rev. CoP15) and 14.30 (Rev. CoP15)
7. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Capacity building
8. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Electronic permitting
9. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Proposal concerning a needs assessment for strengthening the implementation of CITES in developing countries
10. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on CITES and livelihoods
11. Draft revision of Resolution Conf. 10.21 (Rev. CoP14) on Transport of live specimens
12. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Great apes
13. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Use of taxonomic serial numbers
14. Draft revision of the Resolution of the Conference of the Parties on Identification Manual
15. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Identification Manual
16. Draft resolution of the Conference of the Parties on African Elephant Action Plan and African Elephant Fund
17. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Decision-making mechanism for a process of trade in ivory
18. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on the proposed revision of Resolution Conf. 10.9 on Consideration of proposals for the transfer of African elephant populations from Appendix I to Appendix II
19. Draft amendment to Resolution Conf. 12.3 (Rev. CoP15) on Permits and certificates to improve the efficiency of international cooperation on permit and certificate verification
20. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Disposal of illegally-traded and confiscated specimens of Appendix-I, -II and -III species
21. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Monitoring of illegal trade in ivory and other elephant specimens
22. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Tortoises and freshwater turtles
23. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Rhinoceroses
24. Draft resolution of the Conference of the Parties on Cross-border movement of musical instruments and draft amendment to Resolution Conf. 12.3 (Rev. CoP15) on Permits and certificates
25. Draft revision of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP15) on Trade in elephant specimens
26. Draft decisions and draft amendments to Resolutions Conf. 5.20, Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP15), Conf. 9.25 (Rev. CoP15) and Conf. 11.21 (Rev. CoP15) of the Conference of the Parties
27. Draft decisions and draft amendments of Resolution Conf. 11.1 (Rev. CoP15) of the Conference of the Parties on Potential conflicts of interest in the Animals and Plants Committees
28. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on the Tibetan Antelope
29. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Asian big cats
30. Draft resolution of the Conference of the Parties on Financing and the costed programme of work for the Secretariat for the triennium 2014-2016
31. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Access to Global Environment Facility funding
32. Draft decisions of the Conference of the Parties on Reporting on the implementation of Resolution Conf. 10.14 (Rev. CoP16) on Quotas for leopard hunting trophies and skins for personal use
33. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Rhinoceroses
34. Draft decisions and draft amendment to Resolution Conf. 14.6 (Rev. CoP15) of the Conference of the Parties on Introduction from the sea, and draft amendment to Resolution Conf. 12.3 (Rev. CoP15) on Permits and certificates
Credentials Committee
Title Files
1. Draft decision of the Conference of the Parties on Credentials Committee